It is really important to examine the practices of using social networks and civic participation among younger generations because of rapid technology transformations which enable communication that is key to active participation in society. This paper describes and analyses the results based on a survey conducted on a sample of 99 students (N=99) of undergraduate and graduate students of University of Zadar. After statistical data processing it has been concluded that there are no differences in the practise of using social networks between male and female students. The practices of use of social networks are not connected with membership in different associations, organizations and groups. The connection between practices of using social networks and civic participation exist, but it is not statistically significant. The most popular social network among students of University of Zadar is Facebook and volunteer and sports associations count the most members.